This week’s #TBT horror pick is one of Peter’s Picks, chosen by Peter Wicher, the composer for Visage: Siren (also known as Forbidden Siren outside of the U.S.), the survival horror game published by Sony in 2003 for PlayStation 2.

Peter says: “Yes, I know, the gameplay is broken, the story is weird and fragmented, and the frustration level … well, let’s just say it’s astronomical. But Siren is still a game I love dearly.

“You can just feel the Team Silent influence in this game, and it’s just another reminder of how amazing the Silent Hill series could have been, had evil corporations not gotten in the way of art.”

The doors might’ve closed on the Visage Kickstarter, Visage fans, but Throwback Thursdays are here to stay, so let’s get to it!

Last week, Visage composer Peter Wicher chose Silent Hill 4: The Room. This week’s #TBT horror game pick, chosen by Jonathan G., is Silent Hill 3, developed and published by Konami in 2003 as a direct sequel, story-wise, to the original Silent Hill.

Jonathan says: “The SH3 story is sorrowful, abstract while being meaningful and interesting. VERY few horror games will tell stories with that kind of depth.”

Now that the Visage Kickstarter campaign has come to a close, we wanted to take a moment to say a deep, heartfelt thank you to all of you for your incredible support during the campaign.

The Kickstarter was a big success, way beyond our modest expectations. We raised $120K CAD (~$84K USD) — almost 350% of our funding goal! — gathering more than 3,200 backers and reaching SIX stretch goals.

Thanks to you, Visage will be coming to both PC and consoles, featuring VR and multi-language support, and it’ll be a greater and grander game than the smaller-scale vision we thought we’d get to bring to life.

We’re hard at work on Visage every day here at the studio, and we’ll keep you updated during the whole process, letting you know how development is progressing.

The Visage Kickstarter might be over, but there are still some other noteworthy indie games out there waiting to be discovered and that are deserving of support.

We encourage you to check out Pinstripe, a beautiful indie game project by Atmos Games that we’re giving our SadSquare Studio STAMP of Games We Want to Play.

Pinstripe tells the story of an ex-minister who ventures into hell to rescue his kidnapped daughter.

With a gorgeous soundtrack and artistic elements reminiscent of Limbo, Year Walk, and Oknytt, Pinstripe is a captivating and unexpected exploration-adventure game that takes you into an underworld far removed from the typical demons and hellfire.

Atmos Games is a true one-man dev team: Thomas Brush has single-handedly crafted Pinstripe’s artwork, mechanics, story, and music, making what he’s achieved here all the more impressive.

Already 350% funded, Pinstripe is in the final 48 hours of its Kickstarter campaign and moving through its stretch goals.

Watch the videos on the Kickstarter page, and if you’re drawn to this peculiarly lovely and singular world like we are, consider backing Pinstripe and helping Thomas continue this amazing project!